ESPI 2/2018 The Letter of Intent on the acquisition of the company rendering audio and aroma subscription services – an update

The Board of Directors of IMS S.A. (“the Issuer”) informs that on 26 January 2018 the parties to the letter of intent of 17 October 2017 (“the Letter”), of which the Issuer informed in ESPI 36/2017 report, signed an annex on extending by 28 February this year the deadline at which the terms and conditions of the transaction described in the Letter shall be determined.

ESPI 1/2018 Dates of publication of periodic reports in 2018

The Board of Directors of IMS S.A. (the “Company”, the “Issuer”) hereby announces the dates of publication of periodic reports in the financial year 2018:

  1. Extended consolidated quarterly reports:

– the quarterly report for Q1 2018 – 29.05.2018

– the quarterly report for Q3 2018 – 29.11.2018.

  1. The extended consolidated interim report for H1 2018 – 29.08.2018.
  2. The annual report – separate – for 2017 – 24.04.2018
  3. The annual report – consolidated – for 2017 – 24.04.2018.

The Board of Directors of the Company informs that pursuant to Article 83 paragraphs 1 and 3 of the Regulations of the Minister of Finance of 19 February 2009 on current and periodic information published by issuers of securities and conditions for recognition as equivalent the information required by laws of non-EU member states, the consolidated quarterly reports and the consolidated interim report will include quarterly financial information and the interim condensed financial statements, respectively. At the same time, the Board of Directors of the Company informs that pursuant to Article 101 paragraph 2 of the above mentioned Regulations of the Minister of Finance, the Company will not publish quarterly reports for Q4 2017 and Q2 2018.

 

Detailed legal basis: Article 103 paragraph 1 of the Regulations of the Minister of Finance on current and periodic information published by issuers of securities and conditions for recognition as equivalent the information required by laws of non-EU member states.

ESPI 38/2017 Registration of amendments to the Company’s Articles of Association relating to the conditional increase of the share capital of the Company

The Board of Directors of IMS S.A. (“Company”, “Issuer”) informs that on 22nd November 2017 it received information on registration on 17.11.2017 by the District Court for the Capital City of Warsaw, XIII Commercial Division of the National Court Register (KRS) of the amendments to the Company’s Articles of Association relating to the conditional increase of share capital of the Company.

On 26th September 2017 the Extraordinary General Meeting of IMS S.A. (“EGM”) adopted resolution No.6 regarding the conditional increase of the share capital of the Company by amount not exceeding PLN 30,000.00 by means of issuing not more than 1,500,000 series C shares.

The objective of the conditional increase of the share capital is the implementation of the Incentive Scheme for the years 2018-2020 adopted with resolution No.4 of the EGM of 26th September 2017.

Attached to this report the Issuer submits a list of all registered amendments to the Articles of Association and their consolidated text.

 

Detailed basis: section 5 paragraph 1 point 9 and section 38 paragraph 1 point 2 of the Regulation of Minister of Finance on current and periodic information

ESPI 36/2017 The Letter of Intent regarding acquisition of a company providing audio and aroma subscription services

The Board of Directors of IMS S.A. (“the Issuer”) informs that on 17 October 2017 the Issuer and Issuer’s subsidiary, IMS r&d Sp. z o.o. with its registered office in Krakow (“R&D”), signed the letter of intent with the majority shareholder (“the Owner”) of MakeSense Media Sp. z o.o. (“MSM”) with its registered office in Warsaw holding in total 99% of the share capital and 99% of votes in the meeting of shareholders of this company and with the MSM Company itself. The Parties signed the letter so as to specify:

  1. a) the terms and conditions on which R&D will acquire from the Owner a controlling (at least 51%) stake in MSM in exchange for minority interest in R&D which will be subscribed by the Owner of MSM. As a result of the transaction, the Owner of MSM will become a minority, yet significant shareholder in R&D and in MSM;
  2. b) other terms and conditions necessary for the Issuer, R&D and MSM to jointly form a capital group as defined in the International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”);
  3. c) rules for taking by the Owner of MSM of the position of president of the board in R&D and the rules for further acting as the president in MSM;
  4. d) rules for buy-out of minority interest in MSM by R&D or IMS from the Owner of MSM within the time frame of 3-5 years of the acquisition of MSM by R&D (the earn-out model) or another possibility to dispose of shares in MSM by the Owner of MSM after this time period;
  5. e) terms and conditions as well as the deadline for introducing R&D into a public market within the time frame of 3-5 years, or the rules for buy-out of the minority interest in R&D by R&D or IMS from the Owner of MSM within the time frame of 3-5 years of the acquisition of MSM by R&D (the earn-out model) or another possibility to dispose of shares in R&D by the Owner of MSM after this time period;
  6. f) terms and conditions of mutual collaboration between the Issuer, R&D and MSM and other companies, where IMS is

a parent company and with which as at the date of signing this letter it forms a capital group as defined in IFRS.

In particular the parties will determine:

– the plan for development and production of the own line of aroma marketing equipment, taking into consideration a possibility to acquire an EU grant for this purpose;

– the strategy to develop audio, aroma and Digital Signage subscription services in Poland;

– the action strategy in the scope of opportunities for exploitation of synergies resulting from the merger of the Issuer, R&D and MSM.

The Letter of Intent expires on 31.01.2018 and its signing does not constitute a financial commitment for any of the parties. The parties to the letter have declared that by 31.01.2018 they will have managed to determine the terms and conditions mentioned in points a) -f ) above.

Delivered by the board of MSM, the MSM’s financial results (not examined by an auditor) for the last two completed financial years, i.e. 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

 

12 months of 2016

Revenue: PLN 2,598 thousand

EBIT: PLN 250 thousand

EBITDA: PLN 302 thousand

Net profit: PLN 164 thousand

Non-current assets: PLN 381 thousand

Receivables: PLN 1,378 thousand

Equity: PLN 589 thousand

Liabilities and provisions for liabilities: PLN 1,280 thousand
12 months of 2015

Revenue: PLN 1,857 thousand

EBIT: PLN 69 thousand

EBITDA: PLN 133 thousand

Net profit: PLN 49 thousand

Non-current assets: PLN 429 thousand

Receivables: PLN 1,054 thousand

Equity: PLN 434 thousand

Liabilities and provisions for liabilities: PLN 1,165 thousand

MakeSense Media Sp. z o.o. is a company with over 10-year experience in the Polish and international market. It offers solutions in the scope of sensory marketing (aroma and audio marketing). It provides comprehensive marketing solutions for chain stores, shops, restaurants, petrol stations, car showrooms and office space, among others.

The planned acquisition of the controlling stake in MSM is in line with the Issuer’s strategy whose one of the components is growth through acquisitions. The purpose of the acquisition of MSM is to increase the scale of conducted activity and to improve the financial results generated by the IMS Capital Group in the most attractive, subscription segment of its activity (the largest share in MSM revenue is revenue from about 1,600 aroma and audio marketing locations it owns).

ESPI 35/2017 Completion of 5th Tranche of Buy-Back of Own Shares

The Board of Directors of IMS S.A. (“the Company”, “the Issuer”) with reference to current reports No.32/2017 of 06.10.2017 and 33/2017 of 09.10.2017, in connection with transferring by Shareholders of all disposed shares into Issuer’s account informs that on 12 October 2017 the buy-back of own shares as part of 5th Tranche of the Buy-Back Scheme carried out on the basis of Resolution No.19 of the Ordinary General Meeting of the IMS S.A. (“the OGM”) of 9 June 2016 was completed and cleared.

As part of this Tranche the Company acquired 143,577 shares of the total nominal value of PLN 2,871.54, representing 0.43% of the Issuer’s share capital and giving right to 143,577 votes in the GM (0.43% of the total number of votes).

The shares were acquired by the Company at the price of PLN 3.75 per share.

As part of 5th Tranche the Issuer offered to acquire 145,000 own shares (the information was published in current report No.27/2017 of 18.09.2017). As a result of resignation of one of the Shareholders the Company acquired 143,577 shares, that is 1,423 fewer shares than included in the offer to buy as part of 5th Tranche of the Scheme).

As at 12 October 2017 the Issuer holds 539,926 own shares with the total nominal value of PLN 10,798.52, which represent 1.61% of the Issuer’s share capital and give right to 539,926 votes in the GM (1.61% of the total number of votes).

The Issuer, pursuant to Article 364 paragraph 2 of the Commercial Companies Code, does not exercise its right to vote from own shares.

Specific legal basis:

  • 5 paragraph 1 point 6 of the Regulation on current and periodic information

ESPI 34/2017 Information on transactions on shares of the Company

Notification of transactions on shares of the Company – DOWNLOAD

The Board of Directors of IMS S.A. (“the Company”) informs of the receipt on 9 October 2017 of the notification pursuant to Article 19 paragraph 1 of the Market Abuse Regulation from the Vice President of the Board of IMS S.A. Mr Wojciech Grendziński – referring to the disposal of 6,410 shares of IMS S.A.

ESPI 33/2017 Summary of the second day of buying back own shares and the entire 5th Tranche of the Own Share Buy-Back Scheme

The Board of Directors of IMS S.A. (“the Company”, “the Issuer”) informs that on 9 October this year agreements were signed with Shareholders to sell in total 99,879 shares of IMS S.A. The purchase price of one share (in line with Resolution No.1 of the Board of Directors of the Company of 18.09.2017) amounted to PLN 3.75. The total nominal value of acquired shares is PLN 1.997,58 (PLN 0.02 per each share). These shares constitute 0.30% of the Issuer’s share capital and give right to 99,879 votes in the GM (0.30% of the total number of votes).

In line with the Buy-Back Scheme (“the Invitation to submit offers to dispose of shares”), Shareholders have time till 19 October this year to transfer disposed shares to the Company’s account. If the shares being disposed of by a Shareholder are not registered into the securities account of IMS S.A. by 19 October 2017, the sale agreement shall be terminated with no consequences for either of the parties.

If such a situation occurs, the Issuer will inform about it in a separate communication.

The buy-back is carried out on the basis of Resolution No.19 of the OGM of 9 June 2016. The Own Shares Buy-Back Scheme

was adopted by the Board of the Issuer with Resolution No.1 of 26 September 2016 (the Company informed about it in ESPI communication No. 63/2016 of 26 September 2016). Pursuant to the resolution of the OGM, the acquired own shares of the Company may be:

  1. a) redeemed, or
  2. b) intended for resale, or
  3. c) intended for another legitimate purpose indicated by the Board of the Company.

In total in the 5th tranche of the Buy-Back Scheme (i.e. on 06.10.2017 and today), the Company signed with Shareholders agreements to sell 143,577 shares of the total nominal value of PLN 2,871.54, constituting 0.43% of the Issuer’s share capital and giving right to 143,577 votes in the GM (0.43% of the total number of votes).

Additionally, the Company holds 396,349 own shares (of the total nominal value of PLN 7,926.98, representing 1.18% of the Issuer’s share capital; giving right to 396,349 votes in the GM, i.e. 1.18% of the total number of votes) acquired in July 2017 (4th tranche of the buy-back implemented based on Resolution No.19 of the Ordinary General Meeting of IMS S.A. (“the OGM”) of 09.06.2016).
Specific legal basis:

  • 5 paragraph 1 point 6 of the Regulation on current and periodic information

ESPI 32/2017 Summary of the first day of buying back own shares (5th tranche)

The Board of Directors of IMS S.A. (“the Company”, “the Issuer”) informs that on 6 October this year agreements were signed with Shareholders to sell in total 43,698 shares of IMS S.A. The purchase price of one share (in line with Resolution No.1 of the Board of Directors of the Company of 18.09.2017) amounted to PLN 3.75. The total nominal value of acquired shares is PLN 873.96 (PLN 0.02 each share). These shares represent 0.13% of the Issuer’s share capital and give right to 43,698 votes in the GM (0.13% of the total number of votes).

Additionally, the Company holds 396,349 own shares (of the total nominal value of PLN 7,926.98; representing 1.18% of the Issuer’s share capital; giving right to 396,349 votes in the GM, i.e. 1.18% of the total number of votes) acquired in July 2017 (4th tranche of the buy-back implemented based on Resolution No.19 of the Ordinary General Meeting of IMS S.A. (“the OGM”) of 09.06.2016).

In line with the Buy-Back Scheme (“the Invitation to submit offers to dispose of shares”), Shareholders have time till 19 October this year to transfer disposed shares to the Company’s account. If the shares being disposed of by a Shareholder are not registered into the securities account of IMS S.A. by 19 October 2017, the sale agreement shall be terminated with no consequences for either of the parties.

If such a situation occurs, the Issuer will inform about it in a separate communication.

The buy-back is carried out on the basis of Resolution No.19 of the OGM of 9 June 2016. The Own Shares Buy-Back Scheme was adopted by the Board of the Issuer with Resolution No.1 of 26 September 2016 (the Company informed about it in ESPI communication No.63/2016 of 26 September 2016). Pursuant to the resolution of the OGM, the acquired own shares of the Company may be:

  1. a) redeemed, or
  2. b) intended for resale, or
  3. c) intended for another legitimate purpose indicated by the Board of the Company.

Another date of the Company concluding transactions to acquire shares shall be 9 October 2017.
Specific legal basis:

  • 5 paragraph 1 point 6 of the Regulation on current and periodic information